Monday 4th April 2022 (Series 85, Preliminary 66)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Monday 4 April 2022.

C1: Champion Andy Evans (3 wins, 273 points.) A church youth worker from Worthing, West Sussex.
C2: Challenger Sheena Shah. A structural engineer from Hertfordshire.
DC: Susie Dent and John Thomson.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: M S G I A R L E R
R02: T I E S K O D T F
R03: 100, 9, 1, 6, 5, 8. Target: 250.
TTT: RASHIDEA - "Might these people come up with rash ideas?"
R04: L O U S T E R W I
R05: D P U N M A E S H
R06: 75, 7, 3, 9, 10, 7. Target: 938.
R07: N V R O E D M U C
R08: B I O R L E T R E
R09: 50, 6, 8, 4, 1, 7. Target: 925.
TTT: OLDWHALE - "In ancient hymns, this was the name of many."
R10: L I A P M E Q I N
R11: D Y N E O A C L R
R12: B O E S F A D G O
R13: D W A R T E I P S
R14: 50, 75, 7, 4, 8, 4. Target: 794.
R15: I A N I L L B U G (conundrum)


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Round 1: M S G I A R L E R

Andy: MARRIES (7)
Sheena: gamiest
DC: REGALISM (8) REGAL (5) ARMIGERS (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)

Round 2: T I E S K O D T F

Andy: FITTED (6)
Sheena: FITTED (6)
DC: tieskodtf FOISTED (7)
Score: 13–6 (max 15)

Round 3: 100, 9, 1, 6, 5, 8. Target: 250.

Andy: 250. (100 / (8 - 6)) x 5 (10)
Sheena: 250. (5 x 100) / (8 - 6) (10)
Score: 23–16 (max 25)

Teatime teaser: RASHIDEA -> AIRHEADS

Round 4: L O U S T E R W I

Andy: TOILERS (7)
Sheena: LOUSIER (7)
DC: ROUST (5) OUTLIERS (8)
Score: 30–23 (max 33)

Round 5: D P U N M A E S H

Andy: UNSHAPED (8)
Sheena: unmashed
DC: SPUME (5)
OT: UNHASPED (8)
Score: 38–23 (max 41)

Round 6: 75, 7, 3, 9, 10, 7. Target: 938.

Andy: 936. (9 + 3) x (10 - 7 + 75) (7)
Sheena: 975.
RR: 938. (((9 - 7) x (75 - 2)) - 10) x 7 (10)
Score: 45–23 (max 51)

John talks about his first job on Spitting Image.

Round 7: N V R O E D M U C

Andy: MOURNED (7)
Sheena: MODERN (6)
DC: UNCOVER (7)
OT: DECORUM (7) ROUNCED (7) UNMOVED (7)
Score: 52–23 (max 58)

Round 8: B I O R L E T R E

Andy: BOILER (6)
Sheena: BOILER (6)
DC: BROILER (7)
OT: LOITERER (8) REBOILER (8) TERRIBLE (8) TREBLIER (8)
Score: 58–29 (max 66)

Round 9: 50, 6, 8, 4, 1, 7. Target: 925.

Andy: -
Sheena: 915. ((4 - 1) x 6 x 50) + 8 + 7 (5)
RR: 925. (((50 x 6) + 8) x (7 - 4)) + 1 (10)
Score: 58–34 (max 76)

Teatime teaser: OLDWHALE -> HALLOWED

Round 10: L I A P M E Q I N

Andy: inpale
Sheena: AMPLE (5)
DC: IMPALE (6) MANIPLE (7)
OT: IMPANEL (7) PIAIMEN (7) PIMELIA (7)
Score: 58–39 (max 83)

Round 11: D Y N E O A C L R

Andy: LOANED (6)
Sheena: CLONED (6)
OT: COLANDER (8) CONDYLAR (8) CRAYONED (8)
Score: 64–45 (max 91)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "teasing".

Round 12: B O E S F A D G O

Andy: boosed
Sheena: GOOFED (6)
DC: OBOES (5) BODEGAS (7)
OT: SEAFOOD (7)
Score: 64–51 (max 98)

Round 13: D W A R T E I P S

Andy: PIRATES (7)
Sheena: PARTIED (7)
DC: TRAIPSED (8)
OT: WIRETAPS (8)
Score: 71–58 (max 106)

Round 14: 50, 75, 7, 4, 8, 4. Target: 794.

Andy: -
Sheena: 800. (7 + 8 + (4 / 4)) x 50 (5)
OT: 794. (75 x 4 x 4) - ((50 + 8) x 7) (10)
Score: 71–63 (max 116)

Round 15: I A N I L L B U G

Andy buzzes on 12.5 seconds to say BILINGUAL which is correct.
Final Score: 81–63 (max 126)

Statistics Corner

Andy:
Total score - 81
Raw score - 81
Total % of max - 64
Raw % of max - 64
Total average score per round - 5.4
Raw average score per round - 5.4
Number of maxes - 4

Sheena:
Total score - 63
Raw score - 69
Total % of max - 50
Raw % of max - 55
Total average score per round - 4.2
Raw average score per round - 4.6
Number of maxes - 1

Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=85